Charles Eden

Charles Eden (1673-26 March 1766) was the British governor of North Carolina from 13 July 1713 to 26 March 1722, both succeeding and preceding Thomas Pollock.

Biography
Charles Eden was born in Durham, England in 1673, and he was appointed Governor of North Carolina in 1713. Eden devoted himself to ending pirate attacks in the Carolinas, granting pardons to the pirates Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet. Eden was at times accused of ties to the pirates, and his aide was implicated in receiving stolen goods from the pirates. In 1722, he died from yellow fever in Bertie County at the age of 48.